different types of tomato plants too close together??

[trunkman]

I planted tomato plants two weeks ago, I put the plants about 2 feet apart, and four in a row, the next row is three feet away, I assume the spacing is fine but my concern is that each row is a different kind of tomato. First row, Cherokee purple, second row, Russian, and third row German queen. Is there any type of problem planting several different type like that this close together? :/

 

[patandchickens]

No problem.

It will not in any way affect the tomatoes you harvest.

If you are planning on saving seed, they will still be "more or less" true to variety b/c tomatoes don't outcross much. An extremely perfectionist person who wanted to keep a particular strain very pure and true-to-strain would either plant them further apart or bag and hand-pollinate a few fruits' worth; but quite honestly I don't see the point in any "normal" person doing that for tomatoes

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[hoodat]

No problem.

It will not in any way affect the tomatoes you harvest.

If you are planning on saving seed, they will still be "more or less" true to variety b/c tomatoes don't outcross much. An extremely perfectionist person who wanted to keep a particular strain very pure and true-to-strain would either plant them further apart or bag and hand-pollinate a few fruits' worth; but quite honestly I don't see the point in any "normal" person doing that for tomatoes

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

Do normal people garden? Sometimes I think we're all nuts.

 

[trunkman]

Thanks for the education, there's always something to learn on here..